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maandag 28 mei 2012

Old Magic - Marianne Curley

Book: Old MagicRelease date: 2002

Jarrod Thornton is mesmerizing, but Kate Warren doesn't know why.The
moment the new guy walks into the room, Kate senses something strange
and intense about him. Something supernatural. Her instincts are proven
correct a few minutes later when, bullied by his classmates, Jarrod
unknowingly conjures up a freak thunderstorm "inside" their classroom.

Jarrod
doesn't believe in the paranormal. When Kate tries to convince him that
he has extraordinary powers that need to be harnessed, he only puts up
with her "hocus pocus" notions because he finds her captivating.
However, the dangerous, uncontrolled strengthening of his gift finally
convinces Jarrod that he must take Kate's theories seriously. Together,
they embark on a remarkable journey -- one which will unravel the
mystery that has haunted Jarrod's family for generations and pit the
teens against immense forces in a battle to undo the past and reshape
the future.

It's a few months ago since I read this one, but I liked it well enough
to remember a lot about it. First of all, the book is all about magic.
Not vampires, not werewolves, not angels, just magic. I liked that there was
also a bit of history in the book. The story is about Kate and Jarrod. Kate
lives with her grandma and knows that she has magical powers. Jarrod however
does not. He moves in the same village and Kate recognizes that Jarrod has
special powers. Jarrod doesn’t believe her. He has to help her and in order to
do just that he has to go on a journey with her. I can’t really say more about
the whole journey, because I would reveal to much of the story. The journey in
this book is great, the whole adventure is exciting and what they experience is
nothing I’ve read about before. I liked that in this book you follow Kate’s
mind, but also Jarrod’s mind. Kate was
brave, confident and believed in the unusual. Jarrod had a lot of issues, he
couldn’t stand against the popular crowd, he didn’t believe in magic, even
though he was capable himself of magic. You get to see him grow a lot and I
started to like him more and more. Although I loved that I finally had just one
book instead of the first of yet another series, I can’t help but wishing there
was at least another one that followed behind.